Kevin Durant injury aftershock challenging Warriors — and Raptors

OAKLAND, Calif. — As it happened, the Raptors were more rattled by Kevin Durant’s catastrophic Achilles injury than the Warriors with the NBA championship on the line. After Durant went down early in ...

Kevin Durant has Achilles injury as Warriors GM bares soul: ‘Blame me’ TORONTO — Kevin Durant’s gutty return for Game 5 lasted less than 15 minutes and ended when he suffered what could be a potentially devastating Achilles tear in the second quarter that would keep him out the start of next season and throw his — and the Knicks’ — pending free-agency plans into chaos....09:00 2019-06-11

Kevin Durant exits NBA Finals return with leg injury as Raptors fans mock TORONTO – After a strong first quarter, Kevin Durant left Game 5 of the NBA Finals with 9:46 left in the half with what appeared to be a re-injury of his lower right calf. In his first game after a four-and-a-half week absence with a right calf strain, Durant didn’t last until halftime as he......05:13 2019-06-11

The Warriors really do need Kevin Durant SportsPulse: The Raptors quieted the experts who felt this would be a quick series by beating the Warriors in Game 1. Now we have to ask: Is Golden State desperate to get Kevin Durant back?
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Do the Warriors need Kevin Durant? SportsPulse: Yes, Kevin Durant has been an instrumental part in the Warriors last two titles. No, he was never needed for the Warriors dynasty to become a dynasty.
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Warriors to retire Kevin Durant's No. 35 jersey Kevin Durant's short tenure with the Golden State Warriors will result in his jersey hanging from the rafters, after the franchise announced its plans to retire his No. 35 jersey....12:52 2019-07-02

The Warriors’ last-ditch effort to keep Kevin Durant This isn’t the full-court press that resulted in the Hamptons Five, but the Golden State Warriors will do what they can to try to keep Kevin Durant in the Bay Area. With NBA free agency officially set to begin Sunday at 6 p.m., Steph Curry was heading to New York to meet with Durant, according...17:00 2019-06-30

NBA players react to Kevin Durant injury Kevin Durant appeared to aggravate a right calf injury during his return in Game 5 against the Raptors, and players immediately showed their support....05:00 2019-06-11

Kevin Durant is ‘having a rough time’ after injury: mom Kevin Durant’s mom, Wanda, is speaking out following her son’s devastating Achilles injury during Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. Sitting down with “Good Morning America,” Wanda revealed her son is “having a rough time” now but knows he’ll be OK. &...06:00 2019-06-13

Go Ahead And Get Upset About Kevin Durant's Injury After a rapid and opaque rehabilitation from a strained calf, Kevin Durant’s return to Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday was cut short by a devastating injury. Everyone on the Warriors seems both stricken and kind of confused about who to blame; journalists like The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami who wrot...00:00 2019-06-14

Warriors’ Kevin Durant will miss Game 1 of the NBA Finals OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant won’t be ready to play in time for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on May 30. The two-time reigning finals MVP has yet to return to on-court work while recovering from a strained right calf. Big man DeMarcus Cousins might be healthy for the Warriors’ series opener against eit...13:52 2019-05-24

Warriors impose will in third to even Finals with Kevin Durant looming TORONTO — For the first part of the third quarter, it was no Canada. As in a complete zero. The two-time defending-champion Warriors were confident they would respond with vengeance from their Game 1 loss and waited until after intermission Sunday to make good on their promise of muzzling the Raptor...09:52 2019-06-03

Warriors president faces his sad Kevin Durant reality If he could do it all over again, Bob Myers wouldn’t change a thing. The Warriors President of Basketball Operations spoke for the first time Monday since Kevin Durant joined the Brooklyn Nets, claiming he did all he could to convince Durant to stay. “You do the best you can,” Myers told reporters. ...03:13 2019-07-16

Warriors don’t expect to see Kevin Durant suit up until Game 3 TORONTO — Careful with his words, Warriors coach Steve Kerr sounded as if Kevin Durant won’t be available until Game 3 when the series resumes in Oakland, Calif. Officially, Durant has been ruled out of only Thursday’s Game 1 with a calf strain — another term for a partial tear. Durant, who has been...05:13 2019-05-30

The bad joke that helped push Kevin Durant away from Warriors The seeds for Kevin Durant’s Warriors exit were planted long before he ruptured his Achilles during this year’s NBA finals. Durant’s friend and former teammate Kendrick Perkins told The Undefeated that he felt Durant had “one foot out the door” during the 2018-19 season...20:52 2019-07-01

Durant exits, but Warriors edge Raptors to stay alive "Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for three 3-pointers in\r\nthe final three minutes, and the Golden State Warriors held on to defeat the\r\nToronto Raptors 106-105 Monday night in Game 5 to stay alive in the NBA\r\nFinals."...10:26 2019-06-11

Kevin Durant gets Canadian apology: ‘Those dumb– Raptors fans’ The Toronto Raptors fan base didn’t bathe itself in glory when some cheered Kevin Durant’s injury during Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. But one anonymous Raptors fan tried to make it right on Tuesday, sending a floral arrangement to the Warriors offices to apologize “on ...07:39 2019-06-12

Warriors' Durant starts, exits Game 5 with injury TORONTO - - Golden State forward Kevin Durant, returning from a month-long injury absence, started Game 5 for the Warriors as they faced elimination Monday night in the NBA Finals but exited in the second quarter after apparently aggravating his calf strain....05:52 2019-06-11

Kevin Durant’s injury may have saved the Knicks’ future We are conditioned to believe that a dark cloud sits permanently over Penn Plaza, even on the sunniest of summer days. Two decades of lousy, unwatchable basketball will do that to you. A new century featuring one memorable season — in 2012-13 — and one memorable month — Linsanity — will make you won...22:00 2019-06-11

Charles Barkley knows exactly whom to blame for Kevin Durant’s injury As the internet descends on the Warriors for playing Kevin Durant in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, a decision that resulted in an Achilles injury, Charles Barkley has joined the fray. “That was not right. If you go back and look at the last two weeks … the articles comes out, ’KD’s worst nightmare...22:00 2019-06-11

Kevin Durant's Achilles Injury Sounds Like Bad News All The Way Around Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers spoke at the postgame podium Monday night following his team’s 106–105 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 5. That’s an unusual step for a personnel honcho, but these are unusual circumstances—it fell to Myers to announce that Durant’s injur...11:26 2019-06-11

Kevin Durant injury devastates Drake, who breaks down Several Raptors fans cheered. Drake wept. The famous rapper and infamous Toronto fan was visibly disturbed after seeing Kevin Durant reinjure his lower right leg during the Warriors’ stunning 106-105 Game 5 win Monday night to keep the NBA Finals alive. The two traded barbs earlier in the seri...09:00 2019-06-11

Kevin Durant snaps back at talk of being Warriors outsider In his first interview since being felled by a calf strain, Kevin Durant gave another indication Friday about still being perceived as a Warriors outsider — one of the factors in a growing belief he will leave as a free agent. The Warriors have moved on to The Finals without Durant. On Friday, the e...06:39 2019-05-25

Kevin Durant playing in Game 4 remains possibility for Warriors OAKLAND, Calif. — Steve Kerr took the podium 90 minutes before tipoff Wednesday and still didn’t know whether his training staff would clear Klay Thompson (hamstring strtain) to play in Game 3 at Oracle Arena. That’s how precarious life was for the Warriors’ juggernaut in these NBA Finals. Twenty mi...08:52 2019-06-06

Warriors floating costly Kevin Durant trade scenario Kevin Durant may have a different path to the Knicks. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Warriors are floating the idea of signing the injured forward and then later look to trade him in a move that would potentially benefit both Durant and Golden State. The Warriors are the only team in...23:00 2019-06-20

Warriors believe Kevin Durant suffered achilles tear during Game 5 Durant’s season clearly over after suffering injury in Game 5Two-time NBA finals MVP had just returned from calf injuryWarriors prevailed 106-105, cutting Toronto’s series lead to 3-2Golden State forward Kevin Durant has an injured right achilles, a massive blow for the perennial All-Star and two-ti...14:26 2019-06-11

Kevin Durant to practice as Warriors now pray for NBA Finals miracle TORONTO — It looks like Kevin Durant is ready to try and pull a Willis Reed on Monday night in a do-or-die Game 5 of the NBA Finals for the Warriors, but the team isn’t tipping its hand just yet. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Durant was cleared for Sunday’s practice and would scrimmage with......00:26 2019-06-10

Time is running out for Kevin Durant’s return to Warriors in NBA Finals OAKLAND – A hobbled Klay Thompson is expected back for Friday’s Game 4 but Kevin Durant won’t join him, according to Warriors coach Steve Kerr. The hope KD would make it back by Game 4 has been torpedoed after he was not cleared for Thursday’s practice and hence did not scrimmage, leaving in greater...02:26 2019-06-07

Doctor slams Kevin Durant, Warriors surgery narrative The emerging narrative Kevin Durant had his ruptured right Achilles tendon repaired by a New York surgeon in spite of the Warriors’ medical staff is bogus, according to one local doctor who watched the tragic injury unfold from afar. “I knew he was coming [to New York],” said New Jersey foot and ank...06:00 2019-06-13

Warriors expect Kevin Durant back for Game 4 of NBA Finals The Warriors looked like they were missing Kevin Durant for the first time on Thursday night, and now they have a sense for when he could be back. Yahoo Sports reported on Friday, the morning after the Raptors’ 118-109 win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, that Golden State expects to have Durant b...16:13 2019-05-31

Kevin Durant Ruptured His Achilles Tendon, And The Warriors Are Shocked Kevin Durant has updated the world on the leg injury he suffered in Game 5 of the NBA Finals upon his return from a calf strain, and the news was as bad as everyone in the world already knew it would be. In an Instagram post on Wednesday afternoon, Durant said that he ruptured his Achilles, and thou...00:13 2019-06-13

Warriors make it official: Kevin Durant out for Game 1 of NBA Finals Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant will not play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday and he might not travel with the team to Toronto due to his calf injury, coach Steve Kerr told reporters on Monday. Kerr said that injured center DeMarcus Cousins (quadriceps), is listed as “questionable...05:26 2019-05-28

Kevin Durant tell-all: Hard Knicks truth and Warriors relief Kevin Durant finally has broken his silence. And his words likely will trigger Knicks fans’ pain — and delight Nets fans big time. “If I was leaving the Warriors, it was always going to be for the Nets,” Durant told Yahoo Sports in his first comments since his stunning free-agency decision. “They go...02:39 2019-08-08

Kevin Durant’s first words after Achilles injury: ‘I’m hurting deep’ The Warriors’ win eased a small portion of Kevin Durant’s injury pain. Durant wasn’t on the ScotiaBank Arena floor to witness Golden State hold on to beat the Raptors 106-105 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. He left early on crutches and in a walking boot after suffering an Achilles inju...09:00 2019-06-11

Tiger Woods on Kevin Durant injury: ‘It’s an awful feeling, no one can help you’ PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods called the Achilles injury Kevin Durant suffered in Monday night’s NBA Final “sad’’ to see. “As athletes, we’ve all been there to that spot when you just know it, that something just went, and can’t move, can’t do much of anything,’’ Woods said. “And you can see it...09:26 2019-06-12

Potential Plan Bs for Knicks after devastating Kevin Durant injury Kevin Durant’s feared torn Achilles tendon could sway him not to opt out of the $31 million left on his contract since he may miss next season. Pairing KD with another star was the Knicks’ Plan A, but now they may have to pivot. The Post’s Marc Berman looks at their options: 1. Sign Kawhi......13:26 2019-06-12

Mulling Knicks’ alternatives after Kevin Durant’s crushing injury TORONTO — The Knicks’ best laid dream has likely gone up in smoke in one tragic Monday night. The Knicks woke up to the news of Kevin Durant’s feared Achilles tear like the rest of New York — stunned. Durant’s return from a calf strain turned into a catastrophe in the second quarter when he......22:00 2019-06-11

Warriors' Kevin Durant undergoes surgery for ruptured achilles tendon Golden State star undergoes surgery for torn achilles tendonDurant, 30, suffered injury during Game 5 of NBA finalsKevin Durant confirmed what everyone most feared: He underwent surgery for a ruptured right achilles tendon.Durant posted on social media Wednesday the severity of his injury two days a...05:26 2019-06-13

Kevin Durant could return to Golden State Warriors for Game 3, report says Two-time NBA finals MVP has been injured since 8 MayDurant is averaging 34.2 points per game this postseasonKevin Durant could return from a calf injury as soon as Game 3 of the NBA finals, Yahoo Sports reported.Durant was hurt on 8 May, in the fifth game of the Western Conference semi-finals agains...01:26 2019-06-01

Clippers hype, Warriors belief as Knicks’ Kevin Durant threats are set The Knicks’ competition for Kevin Durant is falling into place. As the superstar approaches free agency with speculation rampant, Durant’s former teammate Kendrick Perkins suggested to Fox Sports that Durant could end up with the Clippers when all is said and done. While many have believ...20:52 2019-05-23

Inside Chase Arena: The Warriors’ $1.4 billion pitch to keep Kevin Durant SAN FRANCISCO — On Wednesday, with all the hullabaloo swirling over a Warriors’ part-owner shoving Toronto’s Kyle Lowry on the sidelines at Oracle Arena, Golden State executive Rick Welts was across the Bay Bridge, conducting his final tour of the franchise’s pride and joy — Chase Arena. It is a $1....23:00 2019-06-07

Warriors legend Rick Barry baffled by Kevin Durant’s departure Rick Barry would like an explanation. Not because the Warriors legend is mad at Kevin Durant for leaving Golden State for the Brooklyn Nets, but because he’s confused as to why Durant would want to play anywhere else. “For whatever reason he’s decided to move on. My biggest thing i...18:00 2019-07-03

Kevin Durant plans to make NBA finals return for Warriors, according to report Two-time NBA finals MVP has missed entire series so farESPN reports Durant plans to play in Game 5 on Monday nightGolden State are 3-1 down to Toronto in best-of-seven series Kevin Durant practiced on Monday morning but the Golden State Warriors will wait before deciding if he plays in Game 5 of the...23:13 2019-06-10

Kevin Durant is only one safe from free-agency chaos injury created Plans haven’t changed. They’ve just become more complicated. Despite Kevin Durant likely suffering a torn Achilles in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto on Monday night, the Warriors superstar’s suddenly uncertain future doesn’t necessarily mean the line of suitors for the former MVP will shr...22:00 2019-06-11

Kevin Durant's injury is proof: Athletes need their own doctors | Etan Thomas Throughout my NBA career, I watched too many teammates pay dearly for playing through pain at the urging of doctors who put the interests of the team before the welfare of the athleteOn Monday night, NBA fans around the world tuned in to what should have been a story of triumph. Here’s how it might ...00:13 2019-06-14

Nets see Kevin Durant’s injury as a chance to prove people wrong The Nets have no fear of Kevin Durant’s Achilles. If that wasn’t clear in their signing of Durant to a $164 million contract, it is in the story of how it happened. Brooklyn did take the injury into account, according to a report by Sports Illustrated. General manager Sean Marks had the ...21:26 2019-07-09

Achilles injury return stat that should give Kevin Durant suitors pause While the Nets and Knicks have tantalized Kevin Durant, neither franchise can offer him that golden year — a fifth season paying $50 million. It’s the one carrot that keeps the Warriors in play as Durant weighs his options with free agency beginning Sunday night. With Durant coming off Achilles tend...05:26 2019-06-28

Kevin Durant: Sometimes I hate the NBA The Nets still haven’t introduced Kevin Durant, so the star introduced himself in a wide-ranging interview on everything from why he left Golden State for Brooklyn and the betrayal he felt in Oklahoma City to his hatred of the NBA circus. Durant – who ruptured his Achilles tendon in June during the ...01:00 2019-09-11

Kevin Durant Has Logged On The biggest downside—or upside, depending on your point of view—to Kevin Durant’s clearly unmild calf injury is that he has more time to spend online. He was already extremely online, even if you’re only counting his main and not his dozen burners, but injured Durant has extra time to contemplate hi...15:13 2019-05-21

Kevin Durant's New Headspace The Nets new star is focused on his recovery and elated to be coming to Brooklyn—so can everyone stop worrying about whether or not he’s happy? “We talk about mental health a lot… we only talk about it when it comes to players. We need to talk about it when it comes to executives, media, fans.”...08:00 2019-09-11

NBA notebook: Warriors GM saw no way to retain Durant Golden State general manager Bob Myers was hopeful his team would retain Kevin Durant since it could offer a five-year, $221 million contact but said Monday that there wasn't anything the Warriors could have done to keep the star forward with the team....05:26 2019-07-16

Warriors' Durant to play in Game 5 Golden State forward Kevin Durant will play for the Warriors as they face elimination Monday night in the NBA Finals, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported, citing league sources....21:52 2019-06-10

The Raptors Are The Warriors Now Recency bias is a hateful but dominant force in the best-of-seven world, so the clear assumption to be made from Game 4 of the NBA Finals is that Game 6 seems unlikely. The Toronto Raptors are the new Golden State Warriors, and the Golden State Warriors are finally all about the trailing step, the a...21:52 2019-06-08

Kevin Durant will talk with four teams New York City appears to have a 50 percent chance of landing Kevin Durant. The prized free agent has narrowed his list of summer suitors down to four and the Knicks and Nets are two of them, according to ESPN. The two New York clubs, along with the Warriors and Clippers, are the teams Durant......05:52 2019-06-29

Kevin Durant Is Fucking Up The Finals In an ordinary Finals, the team in Golden State’s position, down 2-1 after dropping Game 3 at home, would be in real trouble, needing to win three out of four and at least once on the road to avoid elimination. Hell, the Warriors might even be in real trouble! Or maybe they aren’t the Warriors, but ...03:00 2019-06-07

Kevin Durant confirms he’s off to the Nets All that’s left is for Kevin Durant to sign the dotted line. “The Boardroom,” Durant’s business TV show on ESPN, posted a social media video confirming Durant will sign a max contract with the Nets once the free-agent moratorium ends July 6. The terms of the contract were not inclu...05:13 2019-07-01

Kevin Durant out for Game 3 of NBA Finals Kevin Durant still isn't ready to return for the Golden State Warriors as he works back from a strained right calf he suffered during the Western Conference semifinals
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What must go right for Kevin Durant to return in NBA Finals TORONTO — Warriors coach Steve Kerr said it is “feasible’’ Kevin Durant could be activated after just one full practice. Speaking at the Warriors’ shootaround Sunday morning at Scotiabank Arena ahead of Game 2, Kerr’s remark made it logistically possible for Durant to make his return from a partiall...04:00 2019-06-03

Kevin Durant is on the move — literally This could be the latest sign that Kevin Durant is in a New York state of mind. Durant sold his oceanfront Malibu home this week for $12.15 million, according to the Los Angeles Times, after buying the house in 2018. The home was listed in April. Maybe Durant is giving up Malibu for the Upper......23:00 2019-06-27

Kevin Durant Still Hasn't Logged Off Seen through the lens of his Drakification, Kevin Durant seems to have entered the “Jaded” period of his NBA career. In “Jaded,” Drake croons about an ex whom he is dismayed to see doing well without him. Durant likely feels similar watching the Warriors blow past their Western Conference opponents ...02:01 2019-05-23

Warriors GM Bob Myers moves on from Durant with appreciation Bob Myers has accepted Kevin Durant's departure for the Brooklyn Nets with an appreciation for all the superstar forward accomplished with the franchise, even if the Golden State general manager would have loved to keep KD around a little longer....12:52 2019-07-16

Kevin Durant surprisingly changes up number with Nets Kevin Durant has a new team — and a new number. Durant is swapping out his No. 35 for No. 7, the superstar revealed Sunday night. He posted a photo online of his new Nets jersey hanging in the Brooklyn locker room. The Nets and Durant made his four-year, max contract official the same day......07:52 2019-07-08

The Knicks Didn't Think Kevin Durant Was Worth The Max As if the universe required more proof of the sorry state of the organization’s existence, the New York Knicks have struck out on major free agency targets in a spectacular way. After claiming he knew of big-name free agents that wanted to play for the Knicks, and that the team would have a “very su...08:00 2019-07-01

Knicks are living Kevin Durant’s nightmare For now, the concern has to be for the player, even here, even in Manhattan, where so much hope — real, imaginary, virtual — has been tied up in the vision of Kevin Durant wearing an orange “35” against a classic white Knicks uniform opening night next year. Or across the East River, where lately......09:00 2019-06-11

Nets GM: I found out Kevin Durant signed when you did Sean Marks insists he found out Kevin Durant was coming the same way everybody else did: on social media. “Well, yeah. The Instagram post that he put up, we were all sitting in the office. We all got that in real time with you guys. We weren’t even sure if we were getting a meeting......03:39 2019-07-10

NBA Finals: Kevin Durant’s return may finally be here TORONTO — Warriors coach Steve Kerr listed Kevin Durant as “a game-time decision” but sounded optimistic he will be a go for his long-anticipated return in do-or-die Game 5 vs. the Raptors on Monday night. Durant participated in Monday’s morning shootaround at Scotiabank Arena and Kerr said he “look...19:26 2019-06-10

Kevin Durant’s free agency will be way different this time Kevin Durant has seen enough. Unlike three years ago when the former Thunder superstar was wooed in the Hamptons by the Warriors’ championship core, and Tom Brady, among others, Durant is expected to take a vastly different approach to his second run at free agency, and not attend any formal p...23:00 2019-06-27

NBA Finals 2019: Odds will go as Kevin Durant goes Though Kevin Durant will remain on the sideline, Klay Thompson is expected to return Friday for Game 4 of the NBA Finals matching the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors (ABC, 9 p.m.). With both of those stars out, and post presence Kevon Looney lost for the playoffs with a collarbone injury, ...20:39 2019-06-07

Kevin Durant to sign with Brooklyn Nets NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant is headed to the Brooklyn Nets, leaving the Golden State Warriors after three seasons.
His decision was announced Sunday at the start of the NBA free agency period on the Instagram page for The Boardroom, an online series looking at sports business produced by Durant and...02:00 2019-07-01

The option Kevin Durant sees as ‘the last resort’ The Knicks will still get their chance at an injured Kevin Durant. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Wednesday morning that Durant is opposed to opting in to the final year of his Warriors contract as he rehabs and recovers for what is believed to be a ruptured Achilles. “Opting in i...16:26 2019-06-12

Already without Durant, Warriors bracing for Game 3 sans Thompson OAKLAND – The Warriors juggernaut has proven it can win without Kevin Durant. It has not proven it can win without Durant and Klay Thompson. That may be the predicament in Game 3 when a 1-1 Finals series shift to Oracle Arena as the depleted Warriors host the healthy Raptors. Durant was not cleared ...00:13 2019-06-05

Countdown for Durant's return ticks louder for Warriors The countdown for Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant's possible return to the lineup from injury ticks even louder after the two-time defending champions dropped the first game of the NBA Finals on Thursday....10:00 2019-05-31

Warriors' owner 'confident' of keeping Thompson, Durant Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob intends to re-sign Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant when they become unrestricted free agents this summer, even though Durant's agent said the superstar is undecided....20:39 2019-05-22

Report: Kevin Durant's "Expected" To Play Game 5 The Golden State Warriors are facing elimination, but Kevin Durant, who hurt his leg a month ago, isn’t a sure thing for tonight’s game against the Raptors. At today’s practice, head coach Steve Kerr wouldn’t say anything beyond calling his player a “game-time decision” for Game 5 of the NBA Finals....22:52 2019-06-10

The Knicks Didn't Even Get The Chance To Be Turned Down By Kevin Durant This is NBA free agency as written by Aesop. It was reported, soon after Kevin Durant took his talents to Brooklyn, that the Knicks weren’t going to offer Kevin Durant a max contract because of injury concerns. The Knicks would certainly like you to believe that, anyway. Is it true? Maybe. But those...17:26 2019-07-01

Kevin Durant’s close friend: ‘He’s going to come back 10 times better’ OAKLAND, Calif. — Warriors backup point guard Quinn Cook has known Kevin Durant since he was an unknown, skinny teenager in Seat Pleasant, Md., and he’s not going to doubt his friend now. Amid widespread speculation Durant will never be the same player after rupturing his Achilles tendon Monday nigh...14:39 2019-06-13

NBA Finals: Kevin Durant has big hurdle to clear before he can return TORONTO — Warriors coach Steve Kerr says the series count will have nothing to do with Kevin Durant’s eventual return in the NBA Finals. Trailing 1-0 following the Raptors’ 118-109 victory Thursday, the Warriors won’t have the benefit of having Durant in Sunday’s Game 2 at Scotiabank Arena, Kerr off...02:13 2019-06-01

Kawhi Leonard’s call to Kevin Durant nearly changed everything For all the helicopters that tracked Kawhi Leonard’s every move, his free-agency remained a mystery until news broke Saturday morning that he’d be teaming up with Paul George in Clippers land. Now, details are beginning to trickle out. Leonard called Kevin Durant, before free agency open...20:39 2019-07-06

Kevin Durant, In His Cheesiest Cheesebutt Voice: "Shit Happens" Kevin Durant has a long, long way to go before he’s back on an NBA floor, and likely has far further to go before he’s anything like the player he was before he ruptured his Achilles tendon in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The circumstances that led to the catastrophic injury were highly suspect, but wh...12:39 2019-08-08

Kevin Durant looks scary good before NBA Finals return He’s back. Kevin Durant was flying all over the floor during warmups before the Warriors’ do-or-die NBA Finals Game 5 against the Raptors on Monday night, as fans of Canada’s team unleashed boos each time the superstar slammed the ball and let it go from beyond the arc. Durant is m...05:13 2019-06-11

Chris Broussard Gets In His Car, Loudly Defends Himself From Kevin Durant At some point on Wednesday, as nationwide support for the meteor intensified, Fox Sports scoopster Chris Broussard balanced his phone on the dashboard of his car and defended himself from Kevin Durant’s attacks on his credibility. At the end of the day, this is about ethics in pettiness....20:39 2019-05-23

Drake’s Kevin Durant emotion didn’t end on the court As far as Drake’s concerned, Kevin Durant’s well-being is greater than any game. Taking to Instagram, the Raptors superfan, who consoled the Warriors forward after he went down with an Achilles injury during Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, penned an emotional post about Durant ...22:00 2019-06-11

One Net can’t hold back Kevin Durant joy: ‘KD is my favorite player’ LAS VEGAS — With Brooklyn’s blockbuster additions of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan not official until Saturday, coaches and executives have to be coy. Then there’s Rodions Kurucs. He’s a 21-year-old Net who grew up in Latvia idolizing Durant. His reaction was about what one would exp...05:13 2019-07-05

The Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving Nets era is officially here LAS VEGAS — A week after the Nets acquired Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the moves finally became official Sunday. The Nets and the NBA power structure won’t be the same. First the Nets finalized the signing of Irving. Then they completed a sign-and-trade for Durant and a protected 2020 first-round...07:52 2019-07-08

Tim Kawakami Self-Flagellated For Hours Over His Kevin Durant Column Last night, after Kevin Durant’s Achilles seemingly rolled up like a window shade during the Warriors must-win Game 5 against the Toronto Raptors, fans and reporters alike began a wild-eyed search for someone to blame. The question of blame here is complicated and multi-faceted and ultimately imposs...20:26 2019-06-11

Kevin Durant's Nets move changes everything except the Knicks' incompetence Within hours of NBA free-agency starting, the NBA’s landscape changed. So it’s reassuring that the Knicks still have no idea how to run a basketball teamKevin Durant is taking his talents to Brooklyn. His time as a star on the most dominant NBA team of recent years, the Golden State Warriors, has co...14:13 2019-07-01

Kevin Durant’s gamble strikes Yankees’ star who’s been there before CC Sabathia knows first-hand about layering significant risk with free agency nearing and understands the mindset to soldier on while physically compromised. A few minutes after a discussion on these topics in conjunction to Kevin Durant, Sabathia posted on Twitter a picture of him and his friend si...06:00 2019-06-13

Kevin Durant’s free-agency decision will come quickly The world won’t have to wait long to find out where Kevin Durant is going. Durant will announce his free-agency decision Sunday night, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. NBA free agency officially begins at 6 p.m. Sunday. The report says Durant will announce the move on the Instagra...22:26 2019-06-30

Nets’ man behind the scenes who could seal Kevin Durant’s fate The Nets can’t offer Kevin Durant more money or more rings than he can earn with the Warriors. What they can promise is among the best training and performance staffs in the NBA. And they can provide proximity to their orthopedic specialist, Dr. Martin O’Malley, who not only operated on Durant’s rup...02:13 2019-06-23

Nets seen as ‘front-runner’ in Kevin Durant chase “Watch. I’m telling you, this could be transformational.” That’s what a highly placed source told The Post regarding the Nets’ pursuit of free agents. It’s looking more and more possible that Kevin Durant could be part of that transformation. The Nets’ dream scenario has long been to sign both Duran...05:01 2019-06-22

Kevin Durant isn’t a package deal with Kyrie Irving That package deal everyone has talked about for months doesn’t seem so likely. If it does happen, it may just be by coincidence. Kevin Durant isn’t worrying about where fellow high-priced free agent Kyrie is going when it comes to where he will sign, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting. “On...00:52 2019-06-22

Nets’ Kevin Durant slip up is recipe for disaster The men who run the Nets have been on quite a streak the past few years, culminating in the game-changing (and, they hope, franchise-altering) recruitment of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to Brooklyn, a flourish that not only makes them among the league’s most intriguing teams but also kneecapped th...11:26 2019-07-11

Knicks being scorched after Kevin Durant chooses Nets Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are headed to the Nets — the duo the Knicks once dreamed of signing. Many were shocked over the news, and social media quickly took aim at the Knicks and owner James Dolan, who failed to deliver NBA free agency’s biggest chip to the Garden. ...05:13 2019-07-01

Kevin Durant expected to miss first two games of NBA Finals TORONTO — Kevin Durant has flown 2,300 miles apparently just to watch. Durant must practice before he plays in the NBA Finals. Warriors coach Steve Kerr revealed at Thursday’s morning shootaround that Durant being cleared to practice is probably not happening during their time here for the first two...05:26 2019-05-31

Sudden chance Kevin Durant could return this season LAS VEGAS — With Kevin Durant’s Achilles tendon the most-watched body part in sports, the Nets aren’t ruling out their newly acquired superstar for next season. They didn’t guarantee Durant will play, but opted not to proactively put him on the shelf. “He will be evaluated with the performance team ...03:39 2019-07-10

Steve Kerr cutting off the Kevin Durant updates OAKLAND, Calif. — Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he is going to be less revealing about Kevin Durant’s workout progress, as speculation has grown the Golden State star may not return at all, especially with the Raptors taking a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals. Kerr said he would not say whether or...10:39 2019-06-08

Kevin Durant’s Twitter troll crusade erupts after tell-all Sensitive Nets star Kevin Durant has never encountered an internet troll he hasn’t pushed back against. And predictably his raw, open WSJ Magazine interview stirred up a hornet’s nest of responses for him to take issue with. Durant always has opted to take on critics rather than let comments roll of...08:26 2019-09-12

Van Gundy, Jackson aren’t going there with Kevin Durant doubts Former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson had precious little to say on whether they believe Kevin Durant should seriously consider New York as a prime destination. But the legendary broadcasting duo know the notion the Warriors are better — or as good — without the injured Durant is ludic...23:13 2019-05-28

Kevin Durant Re-Crabs His Crabbed Leg, Dammit [Update] Kevin Durant ripped off 11 points in an impressive first quarter of Monday night’s Game 5 in Toronto, burying three three-pointers and switching capably on defense and looking maybe a little bit stiff but otherwise really goddamn impressive. Then, in the second quarter, with the Warriors up five poi...11:26 2019-06-11

Warriors beat Raptors 109-104 to even NBA Finals Klay Thompson scored 25 points before leaving with a hamstring injury, Stephen Curry had 23 and the Golden State Warriors ran off the first 18 points of the second half to beat the Toronto Raptors 109-104 and tie the NBA Finals at one game apiece
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In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors There will be no three-peat. The Golden State Warriors' two-year reign atop the NBA has ended at the hands of the Toronto Raptors, who have claimed their first title since the franchise was founded in 1995....11:52 2019-06-14

NBA Finals Game 2: Warriors at Raptors Can Toronto do it again in Game 2 in front of another raucous crowd? Or will the Warriors bounce back in their hopes of a fourth championship in five seasons?...12:52 2019-06-02

Warriors stave off elimination with win over Raptors The Golden State Warriors overcame the loss of towering forward Kevin Durant to defeat the Toronto Raptors 106-105 in Game Five on Monday and keep alive their hopes of a third consecutive NBA championship....06:26 2019-06-11

Stephen Curry embraces Warriors' change, praises Durant Someday, years or even decades from now, at one of those celebratory reunions teams like to do, Stephen Curry knows he and Kevin Durant will reminisce with fondness about their three insanely successful years together on the Golden State Warriors....16:13 2019-08-14

The Nets’ Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era may be short-lived The Nets have three years to keep Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Both players have player options for the fourth season of their respective contracts, according to ESPN, meaning they can become free agents again in 2022. In essence, that means Durant is only guaranteed to play two seasons in Brookly...21:52 2019-07-10

Kevin Durant refused to be traded straight up for D’Angelo Russell Before teaming up with Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn, Kevin Durant made sure to bring along another asset to the Nets. Durant’s acquisition came via sign-and-trade with the Warriors, who received D’Angelo Russell in the deal. Before the deal went through, however, Durant made sure the Nets also retrieved...00:00 2019-07-12

‘Q Ball’ explores Kevin Durant’s side gig with San Quentin prisoners In basketball, rehabilitation generally keeps a player off the court. For San Quentin’s Warriors, the court is the rehab. “Q Ball” is a moving and dynamically shot portrait of the Northern California prison’s basketball team, which is sponsored by the NBA champion Golden State Warriors. (Kevin Duran...21:39 2019-05-24

Kevin Durant gives Nets reason to hope for early return Kevin Durant made a loud statement by picking Brooklyn in free agency — and has been quiet since. But the injured superstar sat down — with a Nets logo positioned in the backdrop — to talk about various topics, including his new team and the possibility of coming back this season. “I’m excited about...10:52 2019-09-07

Kevin Durant’s status making NBA Finals ‘impossible’ to call LAS VEGAS — Of all the subplots to consider in the NBA Finals, the most complicated is the status of Kevin Durant. The Warriors’ superstar has been sidelined by a calf injury that makes him questionable to appear at any point in the series. The mystery surrounding Durant is problematic for bettors, ...23:13 2019-05-28

Charles Barkley: Kevin Durant doesn’t have ‘mental makeup’ for NYC The New York pro sports landscape isn’t for everyone, and Charles Barkley said he thinks that’s especially true for Kevin Durant. On a conference call for the upcoming American Century Championship golf tournament, the “Inside the NBA” analyst didn’t mince words when it came to his advice for Durant...04:39 2019-06-05

Draymond Green flies cross country to see Kevin Durant Warriors forward Draymond Green, who had a spat with teammate Kevin Durant earlier this season, hopped on a plane and flew from San Francisco to New York this weekend with plans to visit the fallen superstar and check on his health, according to an NBA source. Durant, who as a free agent would be ab...00:26 2019-06-16

This Kevin Durant t-shirt may be mildly terrifying for Knicks fans Kevin Durant has been mum on the issue, so NBA fans are left reading the tea leaves from Nike. The company is selling a t-shirt on its website that lists all the cities Durant has played in during his career, dating back to high school. The last two cities on the list are Oakland and......19:13 2019-06-04

Kevin Durant spotted for first time since shocking Nets signing Kevin Durant is still on his scooter. Durant was spotted in public for the first time since sending shockwaves through the NBA by signing with the Brooklyn Nets, using a scooter outside a SoHo hotel as he recovers from Achilles surgery. The 30-year-old ruptured his right Achilles last month during t...23:13 2019-07-17

Klay Thompson Back; Kevin Durant Still Crab Meat The Golden State Warriors are down 2-1 to the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals, in large part because their roster is all crabbed up. Today, head coach Steve Kerr provided an update on the overall health of the roster. The Warriors are getting one piece back, but not the biggest piece....03:00 2019-06-07

Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard may suddenly team up with Knicks Could Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard team up? That possibility is seeming more likely, based on reports Saturday. And one of the two current options is the Knicks. An ESPN report said Durant and Leonard have discussed scenarios about playing together. The teams that currently have the cap situation ...21:39 2019-06-29

Kevin Durant center of attention in packed sports summer After all the winters of their discontent, the Knicks are poised to be the Boys of Summer. LeBron James never intended to take his talents to New York, but here we are, nine years later, and the Knicks will be asking the basketball gods for help. The lottery awarded Zion Williamson to New Orleans, b...02:39 2019-05-26

Jeremy Lin sells New York to Kevin Durant as Knicks now wait TORONTO — Jeremy Lin is back in the spotlight — in the NBA Finals — though his Raptors playoff role has been more of an out-of-the-rotation cheerleader than the star of “Linsanity.” But nobody knows better than Lin what New York feels like and what the Garden sounds like to a basketball star of the....05:13 2019-05-30

Raptors beat Warriors 123-109, take lead in NBA Finals Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green and Kyle Lowry kept finding answers for every big shot by Stephen Curry and the beat-up Warriors, and the Toronto Raptors grabbed a pivotal road win in the NBA Finals by beating Golden State 123-109 on Wednesday night for a 2-1 series lead....10:39 2019-06-06

Raptors rip Warriors to take commanding 3-1 NBA Finals lead OAKLAND, Calif. — It may now be all up to Kevin Durant and the state of his calf strain to save the Warriors from doom. Before Friday’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Steve Kerr was asked about this being potentially the final Warriors game at Oracle Arena. “The mindset is, let’s make sure there’s......08:52 2019-06-08

Raptors now heavy favorites to knock off Warriors The Toronto Raptors are heavy favorites to win their first NBA championship after taking a 3-1 lead on the Golden State Warriors, while star Kawhi Leonard is now the overwhelming favorite to take home MVP honors....00:39 2019-06-09

Raptors beat Warriors, capture first NBA title The Toronto Raptors are NBA champions for the first time. The Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. The Raptors won the series 4-2. (June 14)
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Warriors outlast Raptors to square NBA Finals at 1-1 The two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors used a massive third quarter to overcame a sluggish start and secure a 109-104 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday that squared the NBA Finals at one game apiece....05:52 2019-06-03

The Raptors had every advantage against the Warriors. It didn't matter The Warriors had to deal with injuries and a big first-half deficit in Game 2. But a team with Curry, Thompson and Green are never truly defeatedThe Raptors could not have asked for a better shot at taking a commanding NBA finals lead. During Game 2, the Warriors had to deal with various combination...18:26 2019-06-03

Raptors come up short as Warriors take Game 2, even the series Klay Thompson scored 25 points before leaving with a hamstring injury, Stephen Curry had 23 and the Golden State Warriors ran off the first 18 points of the second half on their way to a 109-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night that tied the NBA Finals at one game apiece....05:13 2019-06-03

Warriors vs. Raptors: Why the NBA Finals lines are going crazy Betting-market makers must act conservatively with game and series prices in the NBA Finals right now because of question marks involving key Golden State Warriors. — Klay Thompson has suffered a hamstring strain that could inhibit his movement and shooting against the Raptors in Wednesday night’s G...22:39 2019-06-05

Raptors take NBA Finals opener, beat Warriors 118-109 Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 32 points and the Toronto Raptors won the first NBA Finals game played outside the U.S., beating the Golden State Warriors 118-109 on Thursday night....07:00 2019-05-31

Warriors embrace a new NBA Finals challenge with Raptors The Warriors are motivated by the new experiences presenting themselves for this NBA Finals facing an upstart Toronto team. Two-time defending champion Golden State took on LeBron James and the Cavaliers in each of the past four finals.
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Warriors heavy favorites over Raptors for Finals Toronto opened as a +260 underdog at Caesars Sportsbook in the series. In the past eight NBA Finals, only last season's Cavaliers were larger underdogs to start than the Raptors....07:13 2019-05-26

Woods feels Durant's pain after Achilles injury Knowing all too well what it is like to be struck down by injury Tiger Woods spared a thought for Kevin Durant on Tuesday, after watching the Golden State Warriors forward crumple to the floor during a game against the Toronto Raptors....04:13 2019-06-12

The Latest: Woods shows compassion for Durant’s injury PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
2:05 p.m.
Tiger Woods knows all about playing through an injury in chase of a championship: He won the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines on an injured left knee that needed major reconstructive surgery after the tournament.
So t...23:26 2019-06-11

Warriors lose center, while Durant and Thompson’s status remain in doubt OAKLAND, Calif. — The Warriors have never been touted for their depth and now they may be tested like never before when the Finals resume Wednesday at Oracle Arena with Game 3. It may be the Raptors’ best hope the aging Warriors just break down. The first domino to likely fall out of the series......06:52 2019-06-04

Kevin Durant’s close friend: Porzingis trade doomed Knicks ESPN’s Jay Williams, a Kevin Durant confidant, believes the Knicks trading Kristaps Porzingis could have hurt the team’s chances of landing the two-time NBA Finals MVP. Back in Porzingis’ rookie year, when Durant visited the Garden, he gave the 7-foot-3 Latvian a nickname that stuck. “Who gave Porzi...08:26 2019-07-02

Bernard King: Kevin Durant can’t fall into this Patrick Ewing trap If Kevin Durant wants to come to the Knicks, he had better bring along another star or he’ll wind up like Patrick Ewing — ringless. So says Brooklyn-born Bernard King, the former Knicks legend who played a role this past season as rookie Kevin Knox’s unofficial mentor. King, who signed as a Knicks f...02:39 2019-05-26

Kevin Durant confirms ruptured Achilles: ‘Road back starts now’ OAKLAND, Calif. — The NBA’s worst fears have been confirmed. Kevin Durant, who left in the second quarter of the Warriors’ Game 5 win in Toronto on Monday, indeed ruptured his Achilles tendon. The Warriors star underwent surgery Wednesday in New York, he revealed on Instagram, providing more clarity...06:00 2019-06-13

Kevin Durant’s fight with Chris Broussard escalates: Don’t call me a liar Kevin Durant is in a Twitter fight again. Only this time, he might actually be winning. The forever-embattled superstar clapped back at Chris Broussard for the second time in three days after the Fox Sports personality said he has texted with Durant for two or three hours straight, “about life...20:00 2019-05-22

Nets’ system drew Kevin Durant to Brooklyn: GM Sean Marks Kevin Durant was watching, and he liked what he saw. According to Nets GM Sean Marks, the marquee free agent is a fan of how his new team plays. Marks shared on WFAN on Tuesday that Durant told him, shortly after he announced he was coming to Brooklyn, “I love the system. I love how......05:13 2019-07-17

Knicks land Julius Randle after Kevin Durant fail: ‘He is a beast’ In their Kevin Durant consolation prize, the Knicks have added Julius Randle to fill their vacant power-forward slot. The former Lakers/Pelicans big man signed a 3-year, $63 million deal, according to ESPN. But the third year is a team option. After missing out on KD and Kyrie Irving, Knicks preside...05:13 2019-07-01

Kevin Durant’s Nets-versus-Knicks decision wasn’t so easy If there’s a perception Kevin Durant’s decision to choose the Nets over the Knicks was easy, it wasn’t. Jay Williams, an ESPN broadcaster and Durant buddy, told The Post the free-agent superstar had associates trying to pull him toward Broadway over Barclays Center. “To give insight, there were peop...04:26 2019-07-03

Nets’ Caris LeVert can’t wait to play with ‘big brother’ Kevin Durant The Nets, since general manager Sean Marks and coach Kenny Atkinson arrived in Brooklyn, have built a reputation as a gritty team that plays hard. After signing free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving this summer, many have questioned how adding a pair of All-Stars to the mix is going to change th...07:52 2019-08-02

Why Charles Barkley thinks the Raptors will stun Warriors Charles Barkley is going against the grain once again. TNT’s loquacious “Inside the NBA” analyst said he believes the Toronto Raptors will beat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, going against fellow analysts Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny “The Jet” Smith. B...08:26 2019-05-26

Warriors stun Raptors to keep NBA Finals hopes alive TORONTO — Kevin Durant’s presence and subsequent absence spurred the Warriors to somehow keep alive their season in a 106-105 Game 5 triumph Monday over the tight, cold-shooting Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. After his sharp, 11-point first quarter set a good tone, Durant left the game with what is fe...09:00 2019-06-11

Raptors' collective threat overwhelms ailing Warriors The Toronto Raptors showcased their strength in depth that undermanned Golden State could not match on Wednesday, taking full advantage of their status as the deeper and healthier team in the NBA Finals....15:00 2019-06-06

Raptors close out Warriors in wild finish to win first NBA title OAKLAND, Calif. – Kevin Durant went down Monday and the Warriors went down for good Thursday but not before another heroic, yet unfortunate, moment for another injured Golden State free-agent superstar. In one crazy-loud night in the Bay Area, the Raptors went from their slogan of “We The North” to ...06:13 2019-06-14

Raptors vs. Warriors: Why Vegas isn’t running away from Toronto in Game 2 Pascal’s wager: Bet on Toronto and hope Siakam plays like a god. That worked for Raptors backers in Thursday night’s series opener in the NBA Finals against the Warriors. Pascal Siakam scored 32 points on 14-of-17 shooting, a surprising X-factor leading Toronto to a 118-109 victory as a 2-point favo...04:00 2019-06-03

Raptors’ underdog Pascal Siakam is Warriors’ unlikely nemesis TORONTO — Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is now on the radar of two nations, not even including his native Cameroon. And as he climbs the mountain of stardom, he has the Warriors’ Draymond Green obsessed. “I got to take him out of the series and that’s on me,’’ Green, the 2016-17 Defensive Player of ...08:00 2019-06-01

Klay Thompson won’t play in Warriors-Raptors Game 3 The Warriors will be without Klay Thompson for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Thompson was a game-time decision after he suffered a left hamstring injury during the third quarter of the Warriors’ 109-104 Game 2 victory in Toronto on Sunday, immediately clouding his status for Game 3 in Oakland. Tho...03:52 2019-06-06

Raptors hit big shots, beat Warriors for 2-1 NBA Finals lead Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry kept finding answers for every big shot by Stephen Curry and the beat-up Warriors, and the Toronto Raptors grabbed a pivotal road win in the NBA Finals by beating Golden State 123-109 for a 2-1 series lead
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Siakam answers Canadian prayers as Raptors down Warriors Pascal Siakam, who once studied to be a priest, answered Canadian prayers by leading the Toronto Raptors to a 118-109 win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday in the first NBA Finals game played outside of the United States....10:00 2019-05-31

Raptors roll past Warriors in Game 1 of NBA Finals TORONTO — No Kevin Durant. Problem. The Warriors’ air of invincibility got crushed in Canada in the first-ever NBA Finals game north of the border, as the Raptors gritted their way behind Pascal Siakam to a commanding 118-109 Game 1 victory Thursday night at rocking Scotiabank Arena. Golden State’s ...10:52 2019-05-31

Raptors eliminate Bucks, will face Warriors in NBA Finals TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard had 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors into the NBA Finals for the first time with a 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. The Raptors overcame a 15-point deficit to win the series in six games and will host the Golden State Warriors in...07:00 2019-05-26

Raptors take second crack at title in Warriors' Oakland farewell OAKLAND, Calif. - - The Toronto Raptors hope to celebrate the closing of Oracle Arena with a party of international magnitude when they take a second shot at the championship Thursday night in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors....04:26 2019-06-13

The Raptors froze against the Warriors, but the title stays theirs to lose A head-scratching timeout by Toronto coach Nick Nurse may have swung the outcome of Game 5, but the Raptors remain favorites to win the NBA title with Kevin Durant gone for goodIt took a shooting barrage for Golden State to overcome the Raptors, 106-105, to clinch Game 5 of the NBA finals. It was th...19:00 2019-06-11

Raptors beat Warriors in landmark NBA Finals opener The Toronto Raptors, with the support of an entire nation behind them, won the first NBA Finals game played outside the United States with a thrilling 118-109 victory over the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors on Thursday....10:00 2019-05-31

2019 NBA Finals: The case for picking the Raptors or Warriors Finally! The 2019 NBA Finals begin Thursday night with heavy series favorite Golden State visiting surprise entry Toronto (ABC, 9 p.m.). Bettors have had plenty of time to make their preferences known since the Raptors shocked the Milwaukee Bucks to win the Eastern Conference this past Sunday night....23:13 2019-05-30

Kevin Durant defends Devin Booker in NBA’s absurd double-team controversy The NBA never ceases to amaze. Even in the dog days of summer, social media can be buzzing about the silliest of things, and the latest controversy is centered around Suns star Devin Booker complaining about being double-teamed during a pickup game. It reached the point that now Nets star Kevin Dura...16:39 2019-08-22

Kawhi Leonard-Kevin Durant dream easily trumps Knicks’ risk And this, of course, is why the NBA is so much fun. Specifically, this is how the NBA can be every bit as interesting, and every bit as intriguing, when there are no games being played as some of the other sports are when they’re in-season, when there’s a full slate. Every rational instinct, every.....01:52 2019-06-30

Raptors send Toronto into raptures as they beat Warriors to take first NBA title Raptors win 114-110 over Warriors in dramatic Game 6Thompson (30 points) sidelined by injury in third quarterLowry and Siakam lead way for Toronto with 26 apieceKawhi Leonard named NBA finals Most Valuable PlayerAs it happened: Raptors beat Warriors to win NBA finalsIn front of a hostile Oracle Aren...06:52 2019-06-14

Warriors level NBA finals after third-quarter surge against Raptors in Game 2 Golden State Warriors 109-104 Toronto RaptorsAs it happened: Hunter Felt’s minute-by-minute reportNBA finals now level at 1-1 going in Wednesday’s Game 3Draymond Green knew the Golden State Warriors could improve. Backed by the confidence that comes with five straight NBA finals, the Warriors forwar...06:13 2019-06-03

Raptors whip depleted Warriors despite Stephen Curry’s heroics OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry found out he can’t beat the Raptors one-on-five. Despite Curry’s career playoff-high 47 points, his depleted Warriors, missing Klay Thompson and still without Kevin Durant, could not hold off the beasts from the East. The Raptors led almost all the way, then blew Gold...08:52 2019-06-06

Raptors handle Warriors in Game 4 to move within victory of first NBA title Kawhi (36 points, 12 rebounds) leads Raptors in Game 4 winToronto take 3-1 series lead as series returns to CanadaToronto Raptors 105-92 Golden State Warriors – as it happenedThe Toronto Raptors accomplished the improbable, beating the two-time defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors twice on t...11:13 2019-06-08

The Toronto Raptors achieved a rare feat: intimidating the Warriors When Golden State go on a roll, opponents tend to panic. But Kawhi Leonard and Co kept their cool in a fevered Oracle Arena on Wednesday nightToronto outplayed Golden State on Wednesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA finals, and many would have us believe the Raptors merely needed to turn up to...19:52 2019-06-06

Warriors part-owner banned for shoving Raptors player Golden State Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens, who shoved the Toronto Raptors' Kyle Lowry during the NBA Finals game on Wednesday, will be fined $500,000 and banned from attending NBA games for one year, the Warriors and the NBA said on Thursday....01:52 2019-06-07

Kevin Durant’s right-hand man: Free agency sneak peek, infamous Knicks tweet A born and bred New Yorker, Rich Kleiman is NBA superstar Kevin Durant’s manager as well as co-founder and business partner in Thirty Five Ventures — which incorporates Durant’s personal brand/marketing portfolio and on-court contracts, their diverse investment portfolio, the emerging media and crea...03:52 2019-06-30

Kevin Durant to join Nets in shock move with Kyrie Irving reported to follow Former NBA MVP joins Brooklyn after titles with WarriorsESPN report Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan to followDurant set to miss entire 2019-20 season with ruptured achillesThe Brooklyn Nets appear to have turned themselves from outsiders to NBA contenders with the acquisition of one of the league’s ...02:00 2019-07-01

Kevin Durant quietly scolds Stephen A. Smith over hyped feud with Steve Kerr Kevin Durant broke his silence to send a message to Stephen A. Smith. After Smith reported that Durant didn’t care too much for Golden State coach Steve Kerr, as well as details of Durant’s interaction with Russell Westbrook before joining the Warriors in 2016, Durant reached out to Smit...22:13 2019-07-04

Quinn Cook has unique view of Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving free agency TORONTO — Quinn Cook, the Warriors’ backup point guard out of Duke, can’t confirm where his two buddies, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, will land this summer, but he can confirm the two are tight. Cook, who followed Irving at Duke and is a childhood friend of Durant’s from Seat Pleasant, Md., ...23:13 2019-05-30

NBA finals: Pascal Siakam soars as Raptors beat Warriors in Game 1 Golden State Warriors 109-118 Toronto RaptorsRaptors win first game of series in NBA finals debutAs it happened: Hunter Felt’s minute-by-minute reportThe Toronto Raptors struck the first blow of the 2019 NBA finals as Pascal Siakam helped the Canadian team to victory over the Golden State Warriors i...06:26 2019-05-31

Golden State Warriors v Toronto Raptors: NBA finals Game 5 – live! Toronto lead best-of-seven series 3-1 heading into fifth gameEmail Hunter with your thoughts or tweet @HunterFelt 9.11pm BST Hunter will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s how Toronto has been handling the NBA finals:When Fitriya Hussein was given free tickets to a Toronto Raptorsbasketball ga...02:00 2019-06-11

Drake begins trolling of Warriors in a Dell Curry Raptors jersey It didn’t take long for Drake to make his presence known at the NBA Finals. The Toronto Raptors superfan and rapper got right down to his trolling ways by showing up to Thursday’s Game 1 wearing a vintage Dell Curry Raptors jersey, a clear shot at Golden State Warriors’ star Stephe...05:26 2019-05-31

NBA finals Game 4: Toronto Raptors v Golden State Warriors – live! Raptors look to take commanding 3-1 series lead in OaklandTweet Hunter at @HunterFelt or email him 11.39pm BST Hunter will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s Oliver Connolly’s look back at Game 3. Related: The Toronto Raptors achieved a rare feat: intimidating the Warriors Continue reading......02:26 2019-06-08

NBA finals Game 2: Golden State Warriors v Toronto Raptors – live! Stephen Curry and Co look to level series in CanadaEmail Hunter with your thoughts or tweet @HunterFelt 1.26am BST Warriors 9-12 Raptors, 5:20, 1st quarterLowry jumps and hits a three pointer to put them back ahead. Leonard throws a bad shot up but then just swats it and, of course, it goes right in...02:39 2019-06-03

NBA finals Game 3: Toronto Raptors v Golden State Warriors – live! Warriors host Raptors in Game 3 with series tied at one game apieceThe NBA wants female head coaches. But how feasible is that goal?Tweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email him 1.21am BST The Warriors are departing Oakland after this season for a new $1bn arena across the bay in San Francisco. Our Vivi...02:52 2019-06-06

NBA finals: Warriors beat Raptors in Game 5 thriller to keep series alive As it happened: Golden State Warriors 106-105 Toronto RaptorsRaptors blow late lead as Warriors secure vital winToronto lead best-of-seven series 3-2 as teams head to OaklandKevin Durant returns but limps out of game in first-halfThe Toronto Raptors blew a brilliant chance to claim their first-ever ...06:39 2019-06-11

NBA finals: Curry's 47 points in vain as Raptors beat limping Warriors in Game 3 As it happened: Toronto Raptors 123-109 Golden State Warriors‘No place for that’: Courtside fan ejected for shoving LowryRaptors grab victory in Oakland for 2-1 series leadStephen Curry brilliant in defeat, scoring 47 pointsIt had been 20 long days since the Golden State Warriors played at Oracle Ar...09:00 2019-06-06

Finals-bound Raptors channel Kawhi Leonard’s focus as Warriors await Kyle Lowry couldn’t wipe the smile off his face. Kawhi Leonard accepted a hug from Drake. But the Raptors' collective focus remained on their upcoming series with the back-to-back champion Golden State Warriors, rather than on their long-awaited postseason breakthrough....11:26 2019-05-26

Warriors facing tricky Klay Thompson injury issue TORONTO — Klay Thompson sat glumly by his locker late Sunday night in the visitors’ dressing room at Scotiabank Arena, quickly downing a postgame rice dish. This should have been a joyous Finals moment for Thompson with his 25 points backing up his pregame boast. But Thompson was in no mood to talk....09:52 2019-06-03

Raptors Snatch Back Home-Court Advantage With Game 3 Beatdown Of Gutted Warriors There may be no satisfying takeaway from Toronto’s Game 3 123–109 victory over the Warriors in Oakland, beyond the completely obvious reminder that however great Steph Curry is, he cannot beat an NBA Finals team completely by himself. Steve Kerr held Klay Thompson out of the action, and so the Warri...11:13 2019-06-06

Kevin Hart suffers 'major back injury' in Malibu vintage car crash Actor and comedian a passenger in 1970 Plymouth BarracudaHart and driver taken to hospitals, highway patrol saysThe actor and comedian Kevin Hart has been injured in the crash of a vintage car in the hills above Malibu. A California highway patrol collision report said the 40-year-old Hart was a pas...06:26 2019-09-02

The Latest: Strong aftershock follows California earthquake LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Southern California’s strongest earthquake in 20 years (all times local):
7:05 a.m.
A vigorous aftershock sequence is following the strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in 20 years.
A magnitude 5.4 quake at 4:07 a.m. Friday is so far the strongest af...16:26 2019-07-05

Aftershock hits during earthquake news conference A strong earthquake rattled a large swath of Southern California on Thursday, rattling nerves and causing some damage in a town near the epicenter, followed by a swarm of aftershocks including one during a news conference. (July 4)
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